With all due respect to those who have suggested otherwise, the Roadrunners can't play in a bowl this year.

Both the NCAA and WAC officials have said, since UTSA is in its first year of classification to the FBS, the Roadrunners aren't eligible.

Officials have said, under bowl eligibility guidelines released in the summer, the first time UTSA would have at least limited access to the bowls would be in 2013 following its first season in Conference USA.

By 2014, the Roadrunners will be fully bowl eligible.

Regardless, UTSA's postseason possibilities have remained a topic of discussion on various social media sites this season, and Coker played along with the topic for a few minutes Wednesday.

“Do we have an invitation?” he asked facetiously. “I haven't seen it. I'll have to check my mail box.”

In a more serious tone, Coker acknowledged he wants to take the Roadrunners to a bowl game before he leaves the job.

“To me, that's kind of a secret goal that I have,” the 64-year-old Coker said. “Well, I guess it's not a secret anymore, is it? Sometimes I do think about it. I really do. It's a goal I have. I want to see the players that have committed (to the start-up) have an opportunity to do that.

“And I believe we will do that. That is something I really want to see happen before I leave here.”

This year, UTSA will have to settle for proving wrong the pundits who had the team pegged for 4-8 or worse.

“A winning season would be a really nice accomplishment for this team,” he said. “It really would.”